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silicon carbide Definition

silicon carbide

noun

a bluish-black, crystalline substance, SiC, produced in an electric furnace

silicon carbide Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: When dry, sand the surface smooth with a sanding block using 80 grit silicon carbide ( used dry ).
  • contain: Composite coatings of electroless nickel containing silicon carbide exhibits superior abrasive wear resistance to hard chromium plate in some applications.
  • grow: Polytype coalescence in Lely vapor grown silicon carbide ( SiC ) has been studied extensively using the technique of X-Ray Diffraction ( XRD ).

Modifies a noun

  • powder: One surface is then lapped using liquid suspensions of successively finer silicon carbide powders.
  • crystal: Figure 8. A good example of a highly disordered silicon carbide crystal shown by the extensive streaking evident along the diffraction rows.
  • coating: The cylinder has a nickel and silicon carbide coating, which can deliver high power while ensuring long piston life.
  • grain: Isotopic analysis of silicon carbide grains from meteorites ( Anders and Zinner 1993 ) indicate characteristics of slow neutron capture reminiscent of AGB stars.
  • paper: Mounted specimens are ground with rotating disks of abrasive paper, for example wet silicon carbide paper.

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